Sameer is Founder and Chairman of Streeton Partners, a Hong Kong based merchant bank which within the past 3 years has invested in over $250 million in promising financial services and FinTech companies around the world. He is also Chairman of AsiaPak Investments, based in Seoul, Hong Kong, and Lahore; AsiaPak has deployed over $3.5 billion in belt & road projects.

Sameer previously held senior roles as Partner at McKinsey & Company (New York) and Partner at Bain & Company (Hong Kong) where he advised financial services industry leaders and private equity investors. He has also held senior operating roles as Managing Director at Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management in New York and Global Product Line Head at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore. He is active as angel investor and advisor to early stage FinTechs.

"SparkLabs is a high quality platform for ambitious FinTech founders and visionary early-stage FinTech investors. I'm honored and delighted at being part of this awesome team," said Sameer.

William Chu, Managing Partner of SparkLabs FinTech commented, "We are thrilled to have Sameer join. We look forward to having his insights and network create a unique advantage for startups in our FinTech accelerator program and investors in our early stage venture capital fund".